Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Chicoutimi, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,277. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q952269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.422°N, 71.073°W.
Population
In 1891, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville had a population of 2,277: 1,179 male and 1,098 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,935 |
| 1891 | 2,277 |
| 1901 | 3,826 |
| 1911 | 5,880 |
| 1921 | 8,937 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,277 total population, 1,179 males, 1,098 females, 699 married persons, 378 families, 350 married males, 349 married females, 81 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,497 single persons under 18, 799 single males under 18, 698 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,232 French Canadians, 45 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 314 houses, 314 occupied houses, 291 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 3 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,438 pounds of homemade butter, 3,440 bushels of potatoes, 2,778 acres of land in farms, 2,177 bushels of oats, 1,911 acres of improved land in farms, 1,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 989 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 961 acres of farmland in pasture, 869 chickens, 867 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 857 acres of farmland under crops, 370 swine slaughtered or sold, 256 acres of hay crops, 237 occupants of farms, 234 bushels of peas, 232 bushels of buckwheat, 230 acres of oats, 211 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 197 milk cows, 197 sheep slaughtered or sold, 192 swine, 188 farm occupants who own their land, 182 tons of hay, 157 bushels of spring wheat, 145 bushels of barley, 144 bushels of turnips, 136 sheep, 135 horses aged over 3 years, 95 cattle killed or sold, 93 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 acres of potatoes, 28 geese, 27 other fowl, 26 bushels of corn, 24 other cattle, 22 ducks, 21 bushels of beans, 19 acres of wheat, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 14 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 oxen, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Françoise Simard | 1851–1937 | died here |
| E. (Elzéar) DeLamarre | 1854–1925 | died here |
| Joseph-Dominique Guay | 1866–1925 | born and died here |
| Georges Vézina | 1887–1926 | born and died here |
| Michel-Thomas Labrecque | d. 1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q952269
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-town-ville-qc149002-1891/.